What does it look like to be a living sacrifice? In Romans 12, Paul urges believers not to be conformed, but to be transformed by the renewal of their minds. Join us for a weekend of considering the call on our lives to withstand the temptations, expectations, pressures, and voices that daily bombard us to conform to the world. Whether it’s our schedules, our families, our society at large, or our own demanding minds, the Christian must learn to remain firm, walk faithfully in what she believes, and not lose hope.

Illustrated by the transformed life of Helen Rosevere, a twentieth-century missionary to the Congo, we will explore what it means to be a Godly woman who feeds on the Word of life, who fights for humility, and who sacrifices like Christ – a woman of resiliency who is transformed by the great mercies of God. As we shift our view, we too can become women who so love the world that we refuse to conform to it.

Emma Witmer lives in Pepperell, MA but was born and bred in Northern Ireland. For many years she worked in student ministry at a large church in Cambridge, England. She then married Stephen, an American pastor, and moved to the US. Life is now full of church ministry alongside Stephen and looking after their three children ( and new puppy) Emma also teaches English and Social Studies part time at a local high school.